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The ravages of long COVID are coming into focus

It’s becoming clearer that, even in the unlikely event that we somehow, someday manage to eradicate COVID-19 and its many variants, we can’t wipe clean the enormous toll the virus has taken. This is not just because of the incalculable loss of those who’ve died, but the struggles of ...

Guest essay: COVID: What now?

by Dr. Chris Martin We’ve entered an odd new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. On the one hand, life is much more normal in many ways. Indeed, President Biden has recently pronounced the pandemic to be over. But, with about 25,000 Americans hospitalized and more than 300 dying each ...

Science is humanity’s hope

NASA this week successfully did what it normally tries to avoid, and destroyed one of its own spacecraft — by ramming it into an asteroid. It was the first step in an experiment that could one day spare humanity from the fate of the dinosaurs by knocking a celestial threat off course. In an ...

Editorial encore: Natural vs. vaccine COVID immunity

EDITOR'S NOTE: Today’s editorial has been adapted from one that originally ran Feb. 3, 2022. For more information on the new bivalent COVID-19 vaccine and where to get it, visit https://www.vaccines.gov/. There has been much debate about the efficacy of vaccine-induced immunity vs. ...

What can save restaurants? Hospitality

by Karen Stabiner COVID-19 and inflation have knocked restaurants to their knees, and everyone with a vested interest, from owner to chef to server to customer, seems to have an opinion on how to get them up and running again. Permanent “parklet” dining will save the day. Meal ...